Happy 30 years, FCC

When FCC turned 25, I wrote a reflection. 5 years on, I honestly never thought that I will be still around, to write another reflection as FCC turned 30

Let me add a bit more story when I first came to KL. On my first day of my first week in campus life, Jonathan Tse and Eric Ling called me for yamcha. I was staying at PJ at that time, so they drove me all the way to Subang and I remember the mamak we went to -- ss12 Taj Curry house. I remember meeting Kevin Boey, Theodore for the first time. On the way when they were about to send me home, Jonathan asked if I wanna see FCC. Of course I said yes, why not.

Honestly, coming to KL, I have this naive impression that all the KL churches are big buildings so when Eric and Jon turned to Mentari and showed me that FCC was in a shoplot, honestly I was speechless. hahahaha.

Many years on, we have a proper building la.

But a church is always more than a building. It's the people.

I met a lot of wonderful people here -- some became good friends, one became my wife, some went on to do awesome things. All of you have journeyed with me through ups and downs. It's been a privilege to be on this journey with you all and t hank you to everyone at FCC (past & present) for accepting this Ipoh Mali fella as part of your family and history despite my imperfections.

Pretty much that sums up 30 years of FCC. There were challenges & naysayers, but there's God's grace and blessings which kept FCC going on. All because the vision is clear :- to share the Gospel and touch lives.

Certainly it's one thing that will continue to keep us going on, in years to come.

I only have experienced probably 60% of those 30 years. If there's any lessons that I learnt from all testimonies/stories of FCC people over the years, especially those who have journeyed longer than me, is the reminder of God's faithfulness and grace.

As I was typing this down, Psalms 127:1 came to mind -- "Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain".

I just gonna repeat my ending note 5 years ago by saying -- What’s ahead is all up to God and I can only trust that He has His best for all of us - both individually and FCC in general.⁣⁣

Till then, toast to you all. Happy 30th anniversary, Faith Christian Centre.